DAILY BRAIN TEASERS

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1 Outstanding feature of animal crossing river (6)

4 Highly-charged vote in ruins if counted at first (8)

9 Note to follow strait-laced grooms (6)

10 Tabloid articles about bishop’s tan (8)

12 Managing to get copper band after store emptied (8)

13 A record backed by a new nation (6)

15 Favouring trial on it as fresh objections (13)

18 Scally oddly dealing with sauce (5,8)

20 One in high church position of responsibility (6)

22 Symbol found in expensive-sounding sort of gear (8)

24 Fashion Dior et al made to measure (8)

25 Way a sibling creates state of inactivity (6)

26 Person unwilling to adapt is around, unfortunately (8)

27 Second-class journeys for people getting hitched (6) 1 Times approve such an operation (6) 2 Reproduce special about work of a bishop (9)

3 Good leaders – they offer no resistance (15)

5 Yob from university coming into fortune? (4)

6 Men cite Britain’s troubled politician (7,8) 7 Treasure-trove keeps evoking the past (5)

8 Endless resource underpinning cold minister’s scissure (8)

11 Clues with no beginning may keep listener visibly upset (2,5) 14 Squirrels away remains under stone (7)

16 How church music should be arranged? (9) 17 Accompanied from secret do in a tizzy (8) 19 Emergency situations created by increase in vacant chalets (6)

21 Wife ignores boxing act (5) 23 List of workers on turn? (4)